Principles in the Constitution
Amendments 20-27
Amendments 20-27
Bonus Amendments
Powers & Terms
100

Sharing power between the central government and the states is an example of _____________.

What is federalism?

100
Presidents take office on January 20.
What is the 20th Amendment?
100
'Old enough to fight? Old enough to vote!' is what this amendment says.
What is the 26th Amendment?
100

This amendment guarantees you all the right to peaceably assemble on public land.

What is the First Amendment?

100

A government which proclaims to be descended from god is an example of ______ theory.

What is evolutionary theory?

200

The idea that power comes from the consent of the governed (the people) is known as ________.

What is popular sovereignty?

200
This was the only amendment to overturn an existing amendment.
What is the 21st Amendment?
200
If the president writes to the House & the Senate stating that s/he is temporarily unfit for office, the V.P. becomes president until the president writes that s/he is OK.
What is the 25th Amendment?
200
This amendment does more to guarantee rights to all citizens than any other except the 1st amendment.
What is the 14th Amendment?
200

A government which grows by taking over other countries & lands demonstrates _______ theory.

What is force theory?

300

______ means that everyone -- including elected officials -- is answerable to the law.

What is rule of law?

300
This amendment states that Congress must meet at least once a year.
What is the 20th Amendment?
300
This amendment banned paying taxes as a prerequisite to voting.
What is the 24th Amendment?
300
This amendment protects convicts from being punished by having their face chewed off by a rat or their feet dipped in sulfuric acid (ugh!).
What is the 8th Amendment?
300

The ability for states alone to determine regulations for driver's licences and public schools is an example of ______ powers.

What are reserved powers?

400

_________ is the principle that the job of the courts is to throw out laws that are unconstitutional.

What is judicial review?

400
Until this amendment came along, citizens of Washington D.C. could not vote for president!
What is the 23rd Amendment?
400
If Hilary Clinton gets elected, this amendment guarantees that her husband, Bill, can never be president - even if he becomes her vice-president.
What is the 22nd Amendment?
400

You cannot be tried twice for the same crime.

What is the 5th Amendment?

400

The federal government alone can declare war and run the post offices; these are example of ______ powers.

What are granted powers?

500

There are ____ Articles in the Constitution.

What is 7?

500
This amendment says that if the V.P. & a majority of the Cabinet officers state that the president is unfit for office, s/he can be temporarily replaced by the V.P.
What is the 25th Amendment?
500
"No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of representatives shall have intervened."
What is the 27th Amendment?
500
"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged...on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
What is the 15th Amendment?
500

Both the federal government and the states can levy taxes and build roads; these are examples of ____ powers.

What are concurrent powers?

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